ArcWatch: GIS News, Views, and Insights

By Michael Goodchild
Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara

The world we know and love and call “GIS” has grown by many orders of magnitude since Roger Tomlinson coined the acronym in the 1960s. Facing us in the future will be questions and issues that deal with data privacy, big data, and even how we define GIS. Read the article.

ArcMap includes a catalog window you can use to organize and manage various types of geographic information. But did you know you can change the Catalog window to include a contents panel that lets you manage multiple items at the same time? Read the tip.

The Geospatial Report

3D mapping is now available across the Esri platform, says Nathan Shephard from the 3D visualization team. "Some problems can only be solved when you include the z coordinate." Read the interview with Shephard.

Maps & More

Add global demographic and spending data to your analyses. The data is available via ArcGIS Online and apps such as Esri Maps for Office, Esri Business Analyst Online, and Esri Community Analyst. Check variables by country. Get the data.